Rubio Intros Two Gun Violence Bills

Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Bill Nelson (D-FL), and Jack Reed (D-RI) yesterday introduced the Extreme Risk Protection Order and Violence Prevention Act, which will encourage states to give law enforcement the authority to prevent individuals who pose a threat to themselves or others the ability to purchase or possess firearms, while still providing due process protections. “I think, among the things that we could do after Parkland, one of the most effective is a gun violence restraining order,” said Rubio in a video statement. “Basically the police or a family member who thinks someone is dangerous can go to court. They can get a court order, and they can take that person’s guns away and keep them from buying new ones. Florida has already passed it.” Rubio also introduced the Asserting Basic Common-sense Coordination in School Discipline Act, which will prevent federal funds from being used to establish school discipline policies that intentionally discourage schools from reporting certain dangerous student behavior to local law enforcement. “[B]y the fall of 2016, school officials and law enforcement knew Cruz was a serious danger, yet law enforcement never arrested him nor was he reported to law enforcement by the school. ... This commonsense bill will ensure school discipline policies do not intentionally discourage schools from working with law enforcement,” said Rubio. More here.